Good and inclusive governance in Kaduna is paying off, reckons NATHAN ADJOGRI-KUSU
When the Kaduna State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) declared on March 10, 2025, that it will not lose sleep over the defection of former state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to the Social Democratic Party (SDP), many people wondered why the party felt so unperturbed and where the confidence came from.
El-Rufai announced his exit from the APC, a party he joined others to form on an X post after playing ‘hide and seek’ for almost two months . Curiously, rather than stir up apprehension in many quarters as to what would the fate of the party in Kaduna State, his exit elicited jubilation and an unusual sense of freedom amongst party chieftains and stalwarts. For eight years, El-Rufai ruled the North Western state, which some have argued he did with iron fist. His sojourn in the Sir Ibrahim Kashim House, left a sour taste in the mouth many people in the state, particularly, those in the geographical region called Southern Kaduna.